tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post4382359865890310367..comments2015-02-21T20:03:16.792-08:00Comments on Birth Unplugged: Understanding "Painless" ChildbirthBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621569580858604541noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-53675833458382982832014-06-09T20:55:38.625-07:002014-06-09T20:55:38.625-07:00I had a pain free labor with my baby, without drug...I had a pain free labor with my baby, without drugs or hypnosis. in fact the only way I knew I was having contractions is that the doctor told me he could see it on the monitors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-6882973595824193022013-07-30T00:20:28.574-07:002013-07-30T00:20:28.574-07:00its stories like this that dwell in my mind. and ...its stories like this that dwell in my mind. and im looking for inspiration. just about to birth my second any day now. all of our birthing tramas are important but are they all helpful? please remember that those reading your stories might use them to help create their own miserable experience. lets create some new ideas about our births this is supposidly a free country?Second thoughts!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04298487288448029009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-28829778337889338292013-06-17T21:46:08.903-07:002013-06-17T21:46:08.903-07:00I never read this type of article before. I apprec... I never read this type of article before. I appreciate you for the article you have written. 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One doesn&#39;t need epidural but one does need relaxation and comfort. That is already half the battle.Philip Kushmarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02314630304413535095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-37733622173605507502011-12-31T03:59:11.343-08:002011-12-31T03:59:11.343-08:00Thank you so much for your honesty! I&#39;m prepp...Thank you so much for your honesty! I&#39;m prepping for my 4th birth using an old, borrowed version of Hypnobabies, and the use of the word &quot;painless&quot; has made me skeptical of the whole program. This post (and the note about how Hypnobabies is not using the word &quot;painless anymore) has really helped me restore my faith in it!mrsmouthyhttp://mrsmouthy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-54679265864001018172010-09-21T15:32:53.147-07:002010-09-21T15:32:53.147-07:00I just gave birth to my second child. Both of my c...I just gave birth to my second child. Both of my children were born naturally in birth centers where I was assisted by wonderful midwives. My son was born after 9 hours of labor, and was 9lb 12oz. His birth was intense, though I wouldn&#39;t really call it painful. Pushing with him was such a relief. My daughter who was born 2 weeks ago, now she is a different story. I did Hypnobabies to prepare for her birth, and I truly believed I would have a painless childbirth. I had already experienced one natural birth that was what I would consider the best day of my life, and I was ready to do it again, but this time without the pain that came with transition. Oh boy, it did not happen that way. I was in transition for about 2 hours with my daughter, and I was beyond miserable. Transition had only lasted for about 15 minutes with my son, so it was all new to me. I couldn&#39;t figure out why Hypnobabies was failing me at that time! It got me through all the other contractions, but nothing I did, or my husband did, could get my hypnobabies training to kick back in during that horribly difficult time. Pushing her out was totally different too! It was not a relief, it felt like she was going to split me in two. I still haven&#39;t come to terms with her birth, and I&#39;m disappointed in myself for how it turned out, and what I perceive as my inability for hypnobabies to do it&#39;s job. :-(Amber Chttp://www.naturalbirthingmama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-6010332171831956312010-08-11T14:14:53.553-07:002010-08-11T14:14:53.553-07:00This was really helpful, Brittany! Thanks for your...This was really helpful, Brittany! Thanks for your comment on my blog and for passing along this link. I&#39;m assuming I&#39;m the one you referred to in the first paragraph who &quot;would not want to have a painless childbirth.&quot; Ha ha. Look at me now. Funny how things can change over time. :-)Buscando la Luzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-16641473039105426542010-07-25T22:30:17.625-07:002010-07-25T22:30:17.625-07:00Thank you for your excellent article. I had painle...Thank you for your excellent article. I had painless childbirth with all my babies. I think it was because I did unassisted births and no one talked to me or touched me while in active labor. I was able to go into the zone and time seemed to stand still. But every time I looked at the clock an hour had gone by. When it was over I felt like I had just had the best sex ever. I was 17 and had a 5 and 1/2 hour labor with my first.<br /><br />As a midwife, I try to allow my moms to go to that zone, but I also have to listen to the baby, give drinks of water, etc. I tell my apprentices not to talk to her, just support as they see a need and be aware of the mom&#39;s response.Chris Duffy, Houston Midwifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958181357033560356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-29597932583546912452010-07-24T18:15:25.874-07:002010-07-24T18:15:25.874-07:00I had a painless birth with my fifth baby. It was ...I had a painless birth with my fifth baby. It was so painless that I didn&#39;t realize it was real until he was crowing. (Luckily my husband recognized subtle changes in my mood and called the midwife, who arrived just in time.)<br /><br />I did not do hypnosis. I just practiced relaxing my perineum with each braxton hicks. When I was lying in bed, in active labor, I thought I was having BH contractions so I just kept relaxing my perineum. <br /><br />It didn&#39;t even hurt when he was crowning. I tore a little and that stung but not bad at all.<br /><br />For the record: My son was 10lb 6oz and I have a ridiculously low pain threshold.Super Ninja Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808891551387047619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-60513248103851657222010-07-23T18:38:42.989-07:002010-07-23T18:38:42.989-07:00I love this! I didn&#39;t use any type of hypnosis...I love this! I didn&#39;t use any type of hypnosis for my NCB. I did embrace the &quot;pain&quot; and although I know it was painful at the time, my only strong memory is the incredible pressure I felt. At the end it felt like someone was pushing down on the top of my uterus with a brick and I kept thinking it couldn&#39;t possibly get more intense and it would. I was very much in control at all times, never panicky. I suppose I did &quot;tweak&quot; my understanding of the word pain.puremotherhoodhttp://puremotherhood.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-80815618975101065792010-07-23T18:17:30.926-07:002010-07-23T18:17:30.926-07:00Great post! I had a wonderful birth experience wi...Great post! I had a wonderful birth experience with my second (after a traumatic birth with my first) - the sensations were intense, but I chose to focus on my body opening, and the baby moving down and choosing to feel the contractions as intense pressure. When I reached 10 cm, I couldn&#39;t believe it - I had been waiting for things to get nearly unbearable, and they never did. Two quick, very intense pushes and my daughter was born. <br /><br />However, that being said, I don&#39;t think all births are meant to be relatively painless - I was fully prepared for my third birth to be much like my first - however, laboring and birthing my son felt like a semi-truck plowing through my body. It hurt like hell. I had to just surrender to the whole experience - at one point, I said, &quot;I&#39;m not sure I can do this!&quot;, to which my widwife replied, &quot;You ARE doing this, and your body will continue to do what it needs to until your son is born.&quot; And, it did - my 10 1/2 lb baby boy was born about an hour later!<br /><br />Should we have a 4th - I will expect a birth like my 2nd child&#39;s - an intense, but joyful experience, but won&#39;t be disappointed should it prove to be more like my third child&#39;s - I will surrender to whatever the journey is, and welcome my child at the end of it.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12294113362182501855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-45179012817893935452010-07-23T16:44:21.649-07:002010-07-23T16:44:21.649-07:00Anonymous, you are one of the women I mentioned wh...Anonymous, you are one of the women I mentioned who can have painless birth without special preparation. I think some women&#39;s brains naturally don&#39;t interpret the sensations as &quot;pain&quot; so they don&#39;t need anything to reprogram their minds to experience it that way.<br /><br />I believe that a majority of women, especially in cultures where fear of birth is very common and horror stories abound, can benefit greatly from using hypnosis to prepare for birthing.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621569580858604541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-59820410252994748432010-07-23T15:41:42.045-07:002010-07-23T15:41:42.045-07:00Whoops...me again. In five births, number one and...Whoops...me again. In five births, number one and two were painless with drugs. Number three was painful. Number four was not painful until the last ten seconds and number five was painless the whole time. No hypnobabies...nothing. <br /><br />I just started focusing on reassuring the baby and the surges never got painful with four and five. The crowning was not painful on number three and number five. <br /><br />The contractions hurt on number three (possibly because I was panting to keep the baby in on the dash to the hospital.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-81134874910146538282010-07-23T15:37:47.777-07:002010-07-23T15:37:47.777-07:00Thought provoking post. I experienced almost pain...Thought provoking post. I experienced almost painless childbirth with and without drugs and never used hypnosis. I think it is different for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-7021599226957037172010-06-25T15:02:18.335-07:002010-06-25T15:02:18.335-07:00Fantastic, this is very much what I observe in Hyp...Fantastic, this is very much what I observe in HypnoMoms as I serve them as a certified HypnoDoula, I love it more than you can say-after serving over 700 births, only 50 or so using mostly Hypnobabies, I am thrilled for the entire family. This is a serious breakthrough in Birth and is challenging for to wrap the mind around unless you do it or support it! Thank you:)Underdoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272564364995488360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-67016401485438141222010-06-11T10:40:35.346-07:002010-06-11T10:40:35.346-07:00Wonderful post. I recently finished my Hypnobabies...Wonderful post. I recently finished my Hypnobabies class, which was fantastic. My baby will be born in about two months. Your post really helped me understand what to expect during my birthing, and how to think about &quot;pain with a purpose.&quot; This way of thinking will help me not feel like I&#39;m doing something wrong if/when I feel what I might normally consider &quot;pain.&quot;Suzyfeinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00733533739671601267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-69065474196871698622010-05-21T15:18:24.145-07:002010-05-21T15:18:24.145-07:00This is a great post! Thanks for your insights.This is a great post! Thanks for your insights.Sheridanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-71483187539869207002010-05-12T17:48:02.640-07:002010-05-12T17:48:02.640-07:00Ooooo I enjoyed reading! I will be experiencing m...Ooooo I enjoyed reading! I will be experiencing my first Hypnobabies birth soon and I am really looking forward to what I will bring from it. I also think that the perception of &quot;pain&quot; signals us to do something at times; for example change positions, use the bathroom, PUSH, rest, etc. So there again, like you said, there is a positive spin on the terminology. Thank you for sharing what you have learned along the way!Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03495436478825793717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-72105029924276732392010-05-12T17:28:53.391-07:002010-05-12T17:28:53.391-07:00I completely understand what you are saying about ...I completely understand what you are saying about the fear and panic aspect creating the &quot;pain.&quot; I think the concept of &quot;painless&quot; is what made my own mother feel as though hypnosis was ineffective. The whole medicalization of childbirth in the early 70s was awful too--my dad was ushered out of the room, etc.<br /><br />I also think it is easier to wrap your mind around the birth process after you have done it once. Again, it comes down to fear. We are often afraid of the unkown, but once we&#39;ve done it we can anticipate the process and learn ways to cope. It becomes manageable.The Irreverent Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055026207171491883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-23834638729767325272010-05-11T12:37:56.311-07:002010-05-11T12:37:56.311-07:00Beautifully put! Not every woman will have a pain...Beautifully put! Not every woman will have a pain free birth but when they take an active role in mentally preparing themselves for a good birth, their body and mind will respond appropriately. They may feel what is considered pain by others but I belive that women learn to &quot;deal&quot; with it in the sense that they feel the discomfort is not as bad as they thought it would be. I have also heard that they learn to &quot;turn down the volume&quot; of the discomfort and focus their attention elsewhere so that the stimulus of the contraction is tolearable. <br /><br />Israel <br />www.painlessbirth.comIsraelhttp://www.painlessbirth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-60930538386872384802010-05-11T09:24:07.456-07:002010-05-11T09:24:07.456-07:00I enjoyed reading this. You put to words a lot of...I enjoyed reading this. You put to words a lot of what I am thinking, and it seems not too many people, pregnant woman even, think much about childbirth. Personally, I don&#39;t see myself either as &quot;hardcore,&quot; or out to prove anything by my strong desire for a natural childbirth. For me, I&#39;m more afraid of what goes on in the standard approach to hospital, OB-directed childbirth, than I am of natural childbirth after having experienced both. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.tzvecl109http://www.blogger.com/profile/11096485502500100421noreply@blogger.com